Attachment of the fokgke-hammer to its helve



D. HICKS. IRON HELVE AND HAMMER.

No. 7,242. Patented pr. 2, 1850.

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DANIEL HICKS, OF DUNCANSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

ATTACHMENT OF THE FORGE-HAMMER TO ITS HELVE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 7,242, dated April 2, 1850.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DANIEL HICKS, ofDuncansville, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in the Iron Helve and Hammer forHammering Puddlers Balls and F orgemens Loops, &c., which is describedas follows, reference being had to the annexed drawings of the same,making part of this specification.

Figure 1, is a top view of the helve, hammer, bearings, and coggedcylinder. Fig. 2, is a side view of ditto. Fig. 3, is a perspective Viewof the stem, holders, and hammer. Fig. 4, is a section of ditto.

Similar letters in the several figures refer to corresponding parts.

The iron helve in use has the eye extending entirely through the headfor the reception of the conical stem of the hammer which extendsthrough by which construction the head is so much weakened by theremoval of the metal from the crown of the head, to form said opening,as to render it very liable to crack or split in hammering heavy piecesof iron. In order to remedy this defect in the construction of the ironhelve A I make the crown A solid, except a small hole in the center fora punch, and form the eye, or socket, A only so deep as to admit theshank of the hammer which is made of reduced length, thus leaving a Ispace a. between the smaller end of the stem B and the crown of thehead, as shown in Fig. 4. By thus making the crown of the head of thehammer solid (except the small hole above mentioned) the portion inwhich the eye or socket is formed will be more united and be boundtogether so firmly as to cause it to resist the action of the taperedstem and binders, whilst the hammer is in operation, and thus preventthe head from splitting.

The axle or husk D of the helve and its bearings E, together with theface 6 and shoulders b b of the hammer; and the revolving cylinder F andcogs G for lifting the hammer and likewise the anvil H are made andarranged in the usual, or most approved manner.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

Limiting the depth of that portion of the hole in the helve whichreceives the shank of the hammer and at the same time making the crown Asolid, excepting a hole of sufficient size through the same to admit ofa punch, substantially in the manner and for the purposes hereindescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name before twosubscribers this eighth day of February 1849.

DANIEL HICKS.

Witnesses:

WM. P. ELLIOTT, LUND IVASHINGTON, Sr.

